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(88) Date of publication A3: 25.02.2010 (43) Date of publication: 23.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/12 (21) Application number: 09751540.7 (22) Date of filing: 21.05.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B60R 21/16(2006.01) B60R 21/20(2011.01) B60R 21/235(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/044773 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/143312 (26.11.2009 Gazette 2009/48)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA RS (30) Priority: 21.05.2008 US 124819 (71) Applicant: AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. Denville, NJ 07834 (US)	(72) Inventors: BREED, David S. Miami Beach Florida 33139 (US) JOHNSON, Wendell C. Kaneohe Hawaii 96744 (US) BREED, Ryan, H. Laguna Niguel CA 92677 (US) (74) Representative: Luchs, Willi  Luchs & Partner AG Patentanwälte Schulhausstrasse 12 8002 Zürich 8002 Zürich (CH)